to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; during; while; although; all; both
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
don't you think?; indicates question
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
beginning; outset; first; onset
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly